402 



EXPERIMENT [STATION RECORD. 



of fertilizing materials, including mixed fertilizers, bone, nitrate of soda, muriate of 

 potash, sulphate of potash, kainit, and wood ashes. 



Analyses of commercial fertilizers {South Carolina Sia. Bui. 17, n. scr., pp. 32). — 

 A schedule of trade values, text of the State fertilizer law, and tabulated analyses 

 aud valuations of 234 samples of fertiliziug materials, including ammouiated fertili- 

 zers, acid phosiihates, cotton-seed meal, kainit, and nitrate of soda. Forty-live of 

 these brands fell below the guaranty. 



Fertilizer analyses in West Virginia, .1. A, ISIyehs ( IFcst Virginia Sia. Spec Bui. 

 1S94, Au(j., p. I). — The results of examinations of 121 samples of fertilizing nuiterials 

 arc reported. 



Fertilizing materials, F. T. Shutt {Canada Exptl. Farms Bpt. 1893, pp. 140-146). — 

 Analyses, with descriptions of samples aud discussion of fertilizing value of 34 

 samples of muck from different parts of the Dominion of Canada, 7 samples of nnid 

 from the maritime provinces, aud 1 sauiple each of wood ashes, flue ashes, oat-hull 

 ashes, and gypsum. 



FIELD CROPS. 



Experiments v/ith carrots, F. T. Siiittt {Cimada Exptl. Farms 

 R]>t. 1893, pp. 117, lis). — Analyses were made of the parts of. the roots 

 growing above and below ground. Four white Belgian carrots, nearly 

 half of which were above ground, were cut in two at the Junction of the 

 green and white portion. The results of analyses of these parts were as 

 follows: 



Auahjscs of portiotts of carrots {/roiving above and below ground. 



"It may be concluded . . . that no material difi'erence in food value exists 

 between the two portions." 



Preparation of soil for cotton, 0. L. Xewman {Arhoisas ^St((. Bui. 

 28j pp. 100-103). — On a plat both plowed and bedded in February the 

 yield of seed cotton per acre was 8G9 lbs., and on a plat plowed in Feb- 

 ruary and bedded in May the yield was 901 lbs.; on i)lats without pre- 

 vious plowing the yield when bedded in February was 724 lbs., and 

 when bedded May 3, 75-1 lbs. of seed cotton per acre. The result Avas 

 perhaps influenced by the fact that l>ermuda grass was more difficult 

 to sup])ress on the uiii)lowed than on the plowed plats. 



Fertilizer experiments on co-wpeas, 0. S. Phelps (Connecticitt 

 Storr-s iSta. Rpt. 1893., ftp. 126-129., 130). — This experiment was con- 

 ducted on twelfth-acre plats which for 4 successive years had received 

 tiie same fertilizer. The yields and the percentage composition of the 

 crops on the different plats are tabulated. 



